Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the U.S.

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the U.S.

Meet the Commissioners

Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
On April 6, 2012, Mr. Anuj C. Desai was sworn in as a part-time Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. He was nominated for the position by President Obama on April 8, 2011, and confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 2012.

Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
On September 16, 2013, Ms. Sylvia M. Becker was sworn in as a part-time Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. She was nominated for the position by President Obama on September 19, 2012, and confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 2013.

January 13, 2017

CLAIMS AGAINST CUBA

On December 17, 2014, the President issued a statement announcing significant changes to the United States Government’s policies regarding Cuba. Subsequently, on July 1, 2015, the President issued a statement announcing that the United States has agreed to formally re-establish diplomatic relations with the Government of Cuba and re-open embassies in the respective countries. Thereafter, the United States and Cuba have held several government-to-government claims discussion in both Havana and Washington to exchange information on a wide variety of claims, including claims of U.S. nationals that were certified by the Commission in its Cuba claims programs.

It is not yet clear what effect such changes will have on the status of the claims previously adjudicated by the Commission. While the Commission is not responsible for these policy changes, information regarding pertinent developments will be posted in the “News” section of the Commission’s website, http://www.justice.gov/fcsc.

For further information regarding the Commission's Cuba claims programs, including access to all of the Commission's decisions in those programs, please click here.

November 18, 2015

February 9, 2015

All of the Commission's decisions issued under its Cuba claims program are now available online. Those decisions, along with a searchable index of the claims, may be found on the Final Opinions and Orders page of the Commission's website. If you have any questions or require further information you may contact the Commission via email at info.fcsc@usdoj.gov or by phone at 202-616-6975.